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This is an interesting post to evaluate where you are at with  your school IT infrastructure.  A simple way to evaluate where you are at and where your next move might be?

I love this wee video about the development of the brain – for those of you teaching adolescents, or living with one (or more!!) then this will answer a few questions!  

It has been a LONG time since I posted (quite a tumultuous time in our family!!) however I have read this and have a need to share it!! I know that most of my teaching colleagues will be nodding while reading this – I’m not so sure what the general public think.  This is one […]

What do you think of this article?   http://www.nzherald.co.nz/education/news/article.cfm?c_id=35&objectid=11114247  

I love this video . . . While it is focused on FB – the platform is irrelevant – the power is in the collaboration of ideas, learning, and engagement (beyond the classroom).  This video could be in the context of KnowledgeNet – or any other LMS . .

Here is a blog post that is interesting – Swedish Charter schools have often been the measuring stick for our Government to use to ‘encourage’ this in NZ. It seems that they haven’t been as successful as we have been lead to believe. How strong of them though to recognise that this isn’t working and […]

For many of us – our digital footprint has only started in our adult life.  What though – of our kids born today? I think that this is an interesting video to share with students to have them think about what footprint they are leaving . . . Your Digital Footprint from Dean Shareski I’m […]

There is some really important thinking to go on here -by us as educators.  What are we doing to enrich the lives of our students? I love this quote from about half way through the video – “Education is about inspiring one’s mind – not just about filling their head” we need to be VERY […]

I love this clip from Breakfast TV during the week. A really rich environment shared with the public – and an insight into where we are going with our digital journey and KnowledgeNet. I think that it is really important that non teachers can get an insight into what our classroom environments are like:

As I start into the 2013 school year, I’m excited about the prospect of what lies ahead. Our school is venturing into KnowledgeNet – a Learning Management System, with the hope that this will create greater links between home and school for students, parents and teachers. This is a significant investment for the school and […]